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The age of scientific wellness : why the future of medicine is personalized, predictive, data-rich, and in your hands / Leroy Hood and Nathan Price.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: viii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674245945
  • 0674245946
Subject(s):
Contents:
An Infectious Idea : Why healthcare designed for the twentieth century doesn't work anymore -- Catalyzing the Revolution : How wellness-centered healthcare went from an eccentric idea to a vision for the future -- Mining Vast Troves of Information : How data clouds will revolutionize the way we look at health -- Measuring and Tracking Health : Why deep monitoring is essential to the healthcare revolution-and how it might backfire -- A New Way to Think about How Old We Are : Why biological aging is an essential concept for lifelong wellness -- Keeping Our Minds Healthy for Life : Why neuroplasticity and cognitive training offer hope for lifelong brain fitness -- The Long Goodbye : How a personal tragedy drove a dedication to end Alzheimer's disease -- Deciphering Dementia : How a radical new understanding of Alzheimer's disease is offering new hope -- Cancers at a Turning Point : How new paradigms point toward eventual cures -- The AI Imperative : Why artificial intelligence is essential to a wellness-centered future -- The Path Forward : What it will take to ensure that the future of healthcare arrives sooner rather than later.
Summary: "Biotechnologist Leroy Hood and longevity researcher Nathan Price journey to the future of health. Medicine today is a hit-or-miss affair that tackles symptoms long after disease sets in. Hood and Price explore the emerging technologies that will focus health care on extending wellness, making it personal, precise, and truly preventative"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction New 614.42 H776 Checked out 06/29/2024 33111011319387
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"If you want to understand how the latest advances in genomics and AI can completely transform your health, and to translate this promise into practical tools that you can apply today, read this book!"--Mark Hyman, author of Young Forever

Taking us to the cutting edge of the new frontier of medicine, a visionary biotechnologist and a pathbreaking researcher show how we can optimize our health in ways that were previously unimaginable.

We are on the cusp of a major transformation in healthcare--yet few people know it. At top hospitals and a few innovative health-tech startups, scientists are working closely with patients to dramatically extend their "healthspan"--the number of healthy years before disease sets in. In The Age of Scientific Wellness, two visionary leaders of this revolution in health take us on a thrilling journey to this new frontier of medicine.

Today, most doctors wait for clinical symptoms to appear before they act, and the ten most commonly prescribed medications confer little or no benefit to most people taking them. Leroy Hood and Nathan Price argue that we must move beyond this reactive, hit-or-miss approach to usher in real precision health--a form of highly personalized care they call "scientific wellness." Using information gleaned from our blood and genes and tapping into the data revolution made possible by AI, doctors can catch the onset of disease years before symptoms arise, revolutionizing prevention. Current applications have shown startling results: diabetes reversed, cancers eliminated, Alzheimer's avoided, autoimmune conditions kept at bay.

This is not a future fantasy: it is already happening, but only for a few patients and at high cost. It's time to make this gold standard of care more widely available. Inspiring in its possibilities, radical in its conclusions, The Age of Scientific Wellness shares actionable insights to help you chart a course to a longer, healthier, and more fulfilling life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An Infectious Idea : Why healthcare designed for the twentieth century doesn't work anymore -- Catalyzing the Revolution : How wellness-centered healthcare went from an eccentric idea to a vision for the future -- Mining Vast Troves of Information : How data clouds will revolutionize the way we look at health -- Measuring and Tracking Health : Why deep monitoring is essential to the healthcare revolution-and how it might backfire -- A New Way to Think about How Old We Are : Why biological aging is an essential concept for lifelong wellness -- Keeping Our Minds Healthy for Life : Why neuroplasticity and cognitive training offer hope for lifelong brain fitness -- The Long Goodbye : How a personal tragedy drove a dedication to end Alzheimer's disease -- Deciphering Dementia : How a radical new understanding of Alzheimer's disease is offering new hope -- Cancers at a Turning Point : How new paradigms point toward eventual cures -- The AI Imperative : Why artificial intelligence is essential to a wellness-centered future -- The Path Forward : What it will take to ensure that the future of healthcare arrives sooner rather than later.

"Biotechnologist Leroy Hood and longevity researcher Nathan Price journey to the future of health. Medicine today is a hit-or-miss affair that tackles symptoms long after disease sets in. Hood and Price explore the emerging technologies that will focus health care on extending wellness, making it personal, precise, and truly preventative"-- Provided by publisher.

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